ACCESS STATEMENTS
ACCESS Coalition publishes statements on various key issues to the attainment of universal energy access, lessons and experiences worth sharing.
ACCESS Coalition Calls for New Approaches to Unlock Clean Cooking Progress
Clean Cooking Week in Kenya is a moment to reflect on progress on reaching Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on sustainable energy for all, at home and globally. At the halfway mark to achieving the
Position Statement on the Inclusion of Civil Society Organizations in the AfDB Annual Meetings
The 58th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) was held on May 22-26 2023, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The theme was, ‘Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for Climate and Green Growth in Africa’.
Press Release: ACCESS Coalition launches its Regional Node for East Africa
ACCESS Coalition has formally launched its regional node for East Africa, the Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG), firmly establishing the Coalition’s footprint in the region. Located in Nairobi, Kenya, KCCWG is one of three
Kenya launches its Bioenergy Strategy
On 18 November 2020, Kenya’s Ministry of Energy launched the Bioenergy Strategy (2020-2027) whose overarching objective is sustainable production and consumption of bioenergy for all bioenergy users. The Strategy places Kenya firmly on track towards
ACCESS Statement for AfDB Annual meeting 2020
Civil society recommendations to the AfDB on support for an inclusive sustainable energy transition to build a just Green Recovery. Based on our experience as practitioners and researchers, we offer the following recommendations to the
CIVIL SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AfDB ON ENERGY ACCESS (2019)
Key messages to the African Development Bank during the 2019 Civil Society annual forum in Malabo, in Equatorial Guinea. Through our policy and research work, we have come across various issues that we would like
MODERN ENERGY FOR ALL CAN BUILD SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES
ACCESS statement for the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, July 2018. Modern energy is an enabler of sustainable development. Energy services have greatest poverty-reducing impact when they address the wider development needs of
ACCESS Statement on COP 22
ACCESS calls for prioritisation of energy access in delivering the Paris Agreement. Support is needed for research, the strengthening of national enabling environments and inclusive national energy planning. Marrakech, November 8, 2016 – A year on